A period of sleet and freezing rain during the morning created very hazardous conditions. In some areas, the precipitation changed to snow during the afternoon hours. The snow accumulated from one to three inches along and north of a Paducah to Calhoun line. Calhoun is in Mclean County, about 15 miles south of Owensboro. One inch of snow was reported in Paducah, Owensboro, and Calhoun. Two to three inches fell from Henderson west to Morganfield. Roads were very slippery, especially during the freezing rain in the morning. Several serious accidents occurred, including a fatal accident near Farmington in Graves County. The driver of the car hit a patch of ice near a bridge, lost control on the bridge, and hit a tree. The victim was the only occupant of the car.  Numerous accidents were reported in the Henderson and Owensboro areas, and on the Western Kentucky Parkway. In Union County, 25 accidents occurred within 45 minutes, prompting the county to request a ban on non-essential travel. A semi-trailer overturned on the Western Kentucky Parkway near Graham in Muhlenberg County, closing one of the westbound lanes. State Police reported 41 accidents in the Pennyrile Region and Henderson area of Kentucky. Eleven wrecks were reported in Graves County in two hours. In Crittenden County, a snowplow slid off a roadway and overturned.

Winter Weather in LIVINGSTON, KENTUCKY
From 08-DEC-05 07:00:00 to 08-DEC-05 15:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in HICKMAN, KENTUCKY
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Winter Weather in UNION, KENTUCKY
From 08-DEC-05 08:00:00 to 08-DEC-05 15:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in MCLEAN, KENTUCKY
From 08-DEC-05 08:00:00 to 08-DEC-05 15:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in WEBSTER, KENTUCKY
From 08-DEC-05 07:00:00 to 08-DEC-05 15:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in LYON, KENTUCKY
From 08-DEC-05 07:00:00 to 08-DEC-05 15:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in MARSHALL, KENTUCKY
From 08-DEC-05 07:00:00 to 08-DEC-05 15:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in MCCRACKEN, KENTUCKY
From 08-DEC-05 07:00:00 to 08-DEC-05 15:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in MUHLENBERG, KENTUCKY
From 08-DEC-05 08:00:00 to 08-DEC-05 15:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in CRITTENDEN, KENTUCKY
From 08-DEC-05 07:00:00 to 08-DEC-05 15:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in CARLISLE, KENTUCKY
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Winter Weather in FULTON, KENTUCKY
From 08-DEC-05 07:00:00 to 08-DEC-05 15:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in DAVIESS, KENTUCKY
From 08-DEC-05 08:00:00 to 08-DEC-05 18:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in HENDERSON, KENTUCKY
From 08-DEC-05 08:00:00 to 08-DEC-05 18:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in GRAVES, KENTUCKY
From 08-DEC-05 07:00:00 to 08-DEC-05 15:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in HOPKINS, KENTUCKY
From 08-DEC-05 07:00:00 to 08-DEC-05 15:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in BALLARD, KENTUCKY
From 08-DEC-05 07:00:00 to 08-DEC-05 15:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in CALDWELL, KENTUCKY
From 08-DEC-05 07:00:00 to 08-DEC-05 15:00:00 (CST)
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